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Effectiveness of 3-day continuous glucose monitoring for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetic patients in clinical practice
Lokesh Kc, Pranay Gandhi, Swetha C
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<p><p>&lt;p&gt;Effectiveness of 3&amp;ndash;day continuous glucose monitoring for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetic patients in&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div&gt;clinical practice.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) might lead to improved glycemic&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;control in patients with type 2 diabetes.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;METHODS: We reviewed the medical charts of 172 patients who used the CGMS for 1 year starting in December 2008 and the records of 1,500&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;patients who visited their regular outpatient clinics during December 2008. Of these patients, a total of 65 CGMS patients and 301 regular&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;outpatients (control group) were enrolled in the study after propensity score matching.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;RESULTS: The CGMS group showed a significant improvement in the HbA1c level compared to the control group at 3 months (7.9%&amp;plusmn;1.6% vs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;7.4%&amp;plusmn;1.2%, P=0.001) and at 6 months (7.4%&amp;plusmn;1.2% vs. 7.9%&amp;plusmn;1.6%, P=0.010).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;CONCLUSION: Using a 3&amp;ndash;day CGMS was advantageous for improving glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes and may help these patients&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt;to optimize glycemic control in clinical practice.&lt;/div&gt;</p></p>
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Lokesh KC, Pranay Gandhi, Swetha C Effectiveness of 3-day continuous glucose monitoring for improving glucose control in type 2 diabetic patients in clinical practice
